resumed the offensive . australian troops subsequently participated in two more major battles in 1951 , with the first taking place during fighting which later became known as the battle of ka ##py ##ong . on 22 april , chinese forces attacked the ka ##py ##ong valley and forced the south korean defenders to withdraw . australian and canadian troops were ordered to halt this chinese advance . after a night of fighting the australians recaptured their positions , at the cost of 32 men killed and 59 wounded . in july 1951 , the australian battalion became part of the combined canadian , british , australian , new zealand , and indian 1st commonwealth division . the second major battle took place during operation commando and occurred
resumed the offensive. australian troops subsequently participated in two more major battles in 1951, with the first taking place during fighting which later became known as the battle of kapyong. on 22 april, chinese forces attacked the kapyong valley and forced the south korean defenders to withdraw. australian and canadian troops were ordered to halt this chinese advance. after a night of fighting the australians recaptured their positions, at the cost of 32 men killed and 59 wounded. in july 1951, the australian battalion became part of the combined canadian, british, australian, new zealand, and indian 1st commonwealth division. the second major battle took place during operation commando and occurred